POMONA - Defeating San Francisco State 75-62 on Saturday, the Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team earned at least a share of the 2017-18 California Collegiate Athletic Association Regular Season Title with one game left to play in the season.
THE BASICS:
Final: San Francisco State 62, Cal Poly Pomona 75
Records: SFSU (16-10, 12-10 CCAA), CPP (20-5, 17-4 CCAA)
Location: Kellogg Arena I Pomona, CA
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- As both teams traded off scoring, the Broncos held a slight advantage over San Francisco State, leading 19-13 after a three-pointer by
Nikhil Peters midway through the first half.
- CPP took their largest lead of the first half with just over a minute to play as a layup by
Riley Schaefer made it 33-18.
- The Gators finished the first half with a 7-0 run to close the gap heading into the locker room down 33-25.
- CPP finished extremely efficient from the field, shooting 56 percent overall on the night while going 9-of-15 from beyond the arc.
- In the second half, the Broncos continued to answer the Gators, using a 22-8 run in the middle of the half to take their largest lead of the night at 63-41.
- San Francisco State continued to fight back, coming within 13 points of the Broncos but couldn't overcome the deficit as CPP completed the season sweep.
KEY PERFORMERS:
- Four Broncos scored in double-digits with
Quentin Taylor leading the way with 15 points.
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William Christmas tallied 13 points, seven rebounds along with four assists while
Jordan Ogundiran and Schaefer each finished with 10 points.
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Daylan Lawrence added seven points and four rebounds while
Chris Sullivan collected five boards.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- Sitting at first-place in the conference standings and already clinching a home playoff game with last night's win, the Broncos hold a share of the regular season championship with the opportunity to win it outright with a victory in the final regular season game of the year.
COMING UP NEXT:
The Broncos close out the regular season next weekend on Saturday, Feb. 24 as they host Cal State San Bernardino on Senior Night.